Saints and the Liturgical Year

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March 23, 2014 - Third Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness,
who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving
have shown us a remedy for sin,
look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,
that we, who are bowed down by our conscience,
may always be lifted up by your mercy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-23

March 23 - Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gave increase to your Church
through the apostolic labors and zeal for truth
of the Bishop Saint Turibius,
grant that the people consecrated to you
may always receive new growth in faith and holiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Turibius (1538-1606) was born in Mayorga, Spain. He established ecclesiastical discipline in the Church of Latin America as Archbishop of Lima.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Turibius, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stturibiusdemogrovejo.asp

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
March 24, 2014 - Monday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your unfailing compassion, O Lord,
cleanse and protect your Church,
and, since without you she cannot stand secure,
may she be always governed by your grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Catherine of Sweden, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-24

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
March 25 - The Annunciation of the Lord (Solemnity):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who willed that your Word
should take on the reality of human flesh
in the womb of the Virgin Mary,
grant, we pray,
that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man,
may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-25

“At the Annunciation St. Gabriel the Archangel told the Blesssed Virgin Mary she would be the Mother of the Son of God. She gave her fiat (‘be it done’), upon which she conceived the Savior by the power of the Holy Spirit. Christians find meaning in this dialogue in which the Mother of God appears so great because of her humility. Because of her consent to God’s Word, she participated in the redemptive work of her Son, Jesus Christ. She is the Mother of Christ and of each Christian.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Annunciation, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/theannunciation.asp

March 25, 2014 - Tuesday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace not forsake us, O Lord, we pray,
but make us dedicated to your holy service
and at all times obtain for us your help.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
grateful_child said:
March 23, 2014 - Third Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness,
who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving
have shown us a remedy for sin,
look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,
that we, who are bowed down by our conscience,
may always be lifted up by your mercy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-23
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, for the Third Sunday of Lent, p.4:

THE MANY THIRSTS IN OUR LIFE

"Our body needs water in order to remain alive and perform its functions well. This need is manifested in the physical ‘thirst’ for fresh, clean, and reinvigorating water … through which our body gets the amount of oxygen and hydrogen it needs.

But material water is not the only ‘water’ we thirst for. We do experience also the thirst for acceptance, understanding, affirmation, justice, truth, solidarity, compassion, love … Our happiness depends on the degree to which we manage to satisfy all these forms of ‘thirst’. That is why they impel us to search for what can satisfy them, in a constant tension between the aspiration of our hearts and minds, and different degrees of fulfillment that always fall short of perfection.

No creature seems capable of satisfying such deep forms of ‘thirst’ in a perfect and lasting manner. This is so because our heart is made for God. It is made for the infinite. That is why we always seek for more. In God alone can we find peace and fulfillment. Unfortunately, many tend to forget it. In so doing, they expose themselves to a series of disappointments and frustrations which derive from the fact that they are ‘disoriented,’ i.e., they are oriented toward something that will never satisfy them in full. Their life is like a train that moves along a wrong rail track that will never lead it to its destination." (p.4)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
“The Many Thirsts in Our Life” - continued:

"This does not mean that those who make God the object of their yearning will always be fully happy and never experience trials and suffering. These things are part of our life on earth simply because this life is a test. We are still journeying toward our eternal happiness, but we are not yet there. But having one’s heart set on God enables us to experience a great degree of peace even in the midst of difficulties and challenges, simply because we know that we are moving in the right direction.

The limited degree of happiness we enjoy only reminds us that we are still ‘on the road to heaven’ but not yet there. All that we have to do is persevere in our quest for God in all that we do. When the journey ends, we will find ourselves in the ‘station’ where all our aspirations and ‘thirsts’ are satisfied in full and forever. On the other hand, those who have traveled along the wrong track will find themselves in the middle of nowhere, in a desert that will make their thirsts endlessly painful." (*Euchalette,*p.4.)
 
March 26, 2014 - Wednesday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, schooled through Lenten observance
and nourished by your word,
through holy restraint
we may be devoted to you with all our heart
and be ever united in prayer.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-26

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
March 27, 2014 - Thursday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We implore your majesty most humbly, O Lord,
that, as the feast of our salvation draws ever closer,
so we may press forward all the more eagerly
towards the worthy celebration of the Paschal Mystery.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-27

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent
 
March 28, 2014 - Friday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour your grace into our hearts, we pray, O Lord,
that we may be constantly drawn away from unruly desires
and obey by your own gift the heavenly teaching you give us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-28

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent
 
March 29, 2014 - Saturday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Rejoicing in this annual celebration
of our Lenten observance,
we pray, O Lord,
that, with our hearts set on the paschal mysteries,
we may be gladdened by their full effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-29

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
March 30, 2014 - Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Today is also known as “Laetare Sunday”.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through your Word
reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way,
grant, we pray,
that with prompt devotion and eager faith
the Christian people may hasten
toward the solemn celebrations to come.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-30

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
March 31, 2014 - Monday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who renew the world
through mysteries beyond all telling,
grant, we pray,
that your Church may be guided by your eternal design
and not be deprived of your help in this present age.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-31

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
April 01, 2014 - Tuesday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the venerable exercises of holy devotion
shape the hearts of your faithful, O Lord,
to welcome worthily the Paschal Mystery
and proclaim the praises of your salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Hugh of Grenoble:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-01

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
grateful_child said:
March 30, 2014 - Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Today is also known as “Laetare Sunday”.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through your Word
reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way,
grant, we pray,
that with prompt devotion and eager faith
the Christian people may hasten
toward the solemn celebrations to come.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-30

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
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Sharing this reflection on today’s Scripture Readings, from the Euchalette, p.4:

The Tragedy of Spiritual Blindness and the Blessing of Faith

"Physical blindness is terrible as it condemns people to live in a world of perpetual darkness that cripples them both physically and emotionally, and constantly exposes them to many dangers. But even worse than this are spiritual blindness and moral blindness. Those affected by the former are the people who do not believe in God and other realities that pertain to the divine. The ‘morally blind’ are those unable to distinguish evil from good, wrong from right.

There may be a variety of reasons why some people do not believe in God. A number of them may have been brainwashed into thinking that the world can explain itself without postulating a ‘Creator’… Others refuse to believe in a personal God who is omnipotent and loving because they consider these qualities as being incompatible with the presence of so much suffering endured by so many innocent people." (p.4.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
’The Tragedy of Spiritual Blindness and the Blessing of Faith’ from the Euchalette, - continued:

"Finally, most of those who are affected by ‘moral blindness’ have reached that stage either because of the lack of a proper moral education, or because a chain of sins has all but destroyed in them the innate distinction between what is objectively right and objectively wrong. The deprivation of a proper moral sensitivity, with the disregard of objective moral values, makes these people extremely dangerous as they can be led to justify or commit horrible crimes such as abortion, genocide, euthanasia, human cloning, and the like.

Is there a cure for such forms of blindness? of Course, there is, for nothing is impossible with God. The power of God’s grace is immense. And the case of innumerable ‘conversions’ of former atheists and criminals proves that both spiritual and moral ‘blindness’ can be cured, thanks to God’s intervention.

But for God’s grace to be effective and produce its fruits, man’s cooperation is indispensable. This means a good degree of humility, intellectual honesty, and the courage to change one’s life. Only sincerely humble people will accept that man cannot be the greatest value in the world. Our value is grounded and constantly dependent upon the all-encompassing and all-grounding Value we call ‘God’.

These people who are humble and sincere will be gifted with the treasure of FAITH - a gift that empowers people to see beyond what our material eyes can see and to know things that are beyond simple human research and comprehension. People who believe are enabled to contemplate and hope for realities that are more beautiful and fulfilling than what we can imagine." (from today’s Euchalette, p.4.)
 
April 02, 2014 - Wednesday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who reward the merits of the just
and offer pardon to sinners who do penance,
have mercy, we pray, on those who call upon you,
that the admission of our guilt
may serve to obtain your pardon for our sins.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 2 - Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, exaltation of the lowly,
who raised Saint Francis of Paola to the glory of your Saints,
grant, we pray, that by his merits and example
we may happily attain the rewards promised to the humble.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“In an effort to unite himself with the crucified Christ, St. Francis (1416-1507) became a hermit near his birthplace in Calabria, in a cave by the sea. He lived a life of prayer and mortification. He founded the Order of Minim [least] Friars.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis of Paola, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisofpaola.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-02

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
grateful_child said:
April 02, 2014 - Wednesday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who reward the merits of the just
and offer pardon to sinners who do penance,
have mercy, we pray, on those who call upon you,
that the admission of our guilt
may serve to obtain your pardon for our sins.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 2 - Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, exaltation of the lowly,
who raised Saint Francis of Paola to the glory of your Saints,
grant, we pray, that by his merits and example
we may happily attain the rewards promised to the humble.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“In an effort to unite himself with the crucified Christ, St. Francis (1416-1507) became a hermit near his birthplace in Calabria, in a cave by the sea. He lived a life of prayer and mortification. He founded the Order of Minim [least] Friars.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis of Paola, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisofpaola.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-02

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
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April 02 - St. Pedro Calungsod, Catechist and Martyr:

“Pedro Calungsod, was a teen-aged native of the Visayas region of the Philippines. He was one of the boy catechists who went with some Spanish Jesuits missionaries from the Philippines to the Ladrones Islands, later renamed ‘Marianas’ - in 1668 to evangelize the Chamorros. On April 2, 1672, while helping Fr. Diego Luis de San Vitores, the rector of the Mission, to recover a runaway servant and to do some baptism at the Village of Tomhon on the Island of Guam, he was killed by two natives for his being a Christian, for catechizing the Chamorros, and for helping in the administrationof the Sacrament of Baptism. His body was thrown into the deep ocean together with that of the rector who was also killed after him.” (ORDO)
 
April 03, 2014 - Thursday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We invoke your mercy in humble prayer, O Lord,
that you may cause us, your servants,
corrected by penance and schooled by good works,
to persevere sincerely in your commands
and come safely to the paschal festivities.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Richard of Chichester (Richard de Wych):
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-03

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
April 4, 2014 - Friday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have prepared
fitting helps for us in our weakness,
grant, we pray, that we may receive
their healing effects with joy
and reflect them in a holy way of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 4 - Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Graciously hear the prayers, O Lord,
which we make in commemoration of Saint Isidore,
that your Church may be aided by his intercession,
just as she has been instructed by his heavenly teaching.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Seville, Spain, St. Isidore (560-636) was Archbishop of Seville for thirty-five years and presided over several important councils, including in Seville (619) and Toledo (633). He strengthened Catholicism in Spain and was admired for his preaching, writings, and charity. His most extensive work, Etymologies, was an encyclopedia that would be used throughout the Middle Ages.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Isidore of Seville, see links:
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ISIDSEV.HTM
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-04

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
April 05, 2014 - Saturday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the working of your mercy, O Lord, we pray
direct our hearts aright,
for without your grace
we cannot find favor in your sight.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 5 - Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who raised up the Priest Saint Vincent Ferrer
to minister by the preaching of the Gospel,
grant, we pray,
that, when the Judge comes,
whom Saint Vincent proclaimed on earth,
we may be among those blessed
to behold him reigning in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Valencia, Spain, St. Vincent (1350-1419) was a renowned preacher, missionary, and teacher of theology. He converted thousands of sinners, Jews, and Moors.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Vincent Ferrer, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/V/stvincentferrer.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-05

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
April 06, 2014 - Fifth Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God,
may we walk eagerly in that same charity
with which, out of love for the world,
your Son handed himself over to death.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-04-06

Lenten Season, 2014 - provided by EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
 
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